Chicago Theater Travel Guides and Diagrams Collection
Scope and Contents
Includes publications and serials with amusement listings and venue diagrams to assist tourists and theater-goers secure tickets and plan trips to Chicago.
Dates
- 1890-1929
- Majority of material found within Bulk Dates, 1898-1908
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Biographical / Historical
Hotels, railroads and other tourist services provided travelers with amusement listings and diagrams of popular theaters to assist attendees in securing tickets and planning their trips to Chicago. For example, The Chicago Weekly Amusement Guide marketed itself as, "A Weekly Journal containing a sysnopsis of current happenings at theatres, halls, all places of amusement, gardens, sporting events, matters of recreation, public meetings and celebrations, secret society assemblies, stock exchange, Board of Trade and other subjects of interest to the amusement-seeking public."
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (in 1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Includes publications and serials with amusement listings and venue diagrams to assist tourists and theater-goers secure tickets and plan trips to Chicago.
Arrangement
The guidebooks are arranged chronologically. Diagram booklets are listed first, followed by travel and amusement guides.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; no documentation concerning the provenance of these materials exists.
- Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks -- Sources Subject Source: Local sources
- Theater -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Guide to the Chicago Theater Travel Guides and Diagrams Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Sarah Zimmerman, 2015. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Sarah Zimmerman, 2021.
- Date
- October 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Unit at Harold Washington Library Center Repository
Harold Washington Library Center, 9th Floor
Chicago Public Library
400 S. State Street
Chicago IL 60605 United States
(312) 747-4875
specoll@chipublib.org